Tigers' prospect Franklin Perez suffered a right lat strain during a minor league game on March 18.

The club announced that at this time, no surgery is recommended for Perez. His recovery time is expected to be a minimum of 12 weeks. He wasn't going to be an option at the big league level until later in the season anyways, so from a fantasy perspective, this news shouldn't impact his fantasy value too much. From a development perspective though, it's a tough blow for the Tigers' top prospect.

Rangers' general manager Jon Daniels said Monday that the recently claimed Tommy Joseph is unlikely to crack the Opening Day roster.

Daniels noted that Joseph is likely to get regular at-bats at either Triple-A Round Rock or Double-A Frisco to begin the season. It will likely take an injury at the big league level for him to get an opportunity.

Matt Davidson went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and three runs scored in Monday's Cactus League game against the Diamondbacks.

The homer was the fourth of the spring for Davidson, who is 19-for-53 (.358) with 18 RBI through 17 Cactus League games. The 26-year-old tallied 26 home runs and 68 RBI in 118 games last season, but that came with a .220 batting average and .260 on-base percentage. If he can make some strides in those departments, he could take on mixed-league fantasy value in 2018.

Albert Suarez was lit up for five earned runs over 2 2/3 innings Monday in a Cactus League start against the White Sox.

Suarez was having a decent spring up to this point, but his Cactus League ERA shot up to 6.57 after Monday's outing. The 28-year-old right-hander was selected by the Diamondbacks with the 14th overall pick in December's Rule 5 Draft and will have to be offered back to the Giants if he does not crack Arizona's Opening Day roster. He's fighting for one of the final spots in the bullpen.